The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as depressive disorder, effective May 1, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms warranted a 50 percent rating based on occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to such symptoms as flattened affect, panic attacks more than once a week, difficulty in understanding complex commands, and impaired judgment, but did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25111071
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